Post Duplicator vs WP Author, Date and Meta Remover

Save Time. Work Smarter. Duplicate Any Post Type with Ease. Post Duplicator is the ultimate WordPress plugin for quickly creating exact duplicates of any post type in your WordPress site. Whether you’re working with standard posts, pages, or custom post types, this plugin makes it effortless to clone content while preserving all taxonomies, custom fields, and metadata. Key Features: Universal Post Type Support – Works with every post type WordPress supports, including custom post types from your favorite plugins and themes Complete Data Preservation – Automatically copies all taxonomies, custom fields, metadata, and featured images Bulk Duplication – Select and duplicate multiple posts at once with individual settings per post Multiple Clones – Create multiple copies of a single post simultaneously (up to 50 clones) Flexible Duplication Options – Customize title, slug, status, author, date, post type, and parent for each duplicate Featured Image Management – Set, replace, or remove featured images directly in the duplication modal Smart Defaults – Configure default settings that apply to all duplications (draft status, current user as author) Post Types Configuration – Control which post types can be duplicated and which appear in the “Post Type” dropdown menu Permission Control – Granular control over who can duplicate posts with role-based permissions Modern Interface – Beautiful modal interface with live editing and expandable settings Cross-Post Type Duplication – Convert posts to different post types during duplication Hierarchical Post Support – Set parent posts for pages and hierarchical custom post types One-Click Operation – Duplicate posts from the posts list, edit screen, or block editor toolbar Perfect For: Developers – Quickly generate test content and dummy data for development using bulk or multiple clone features Content Managers – Create content templates and variations efficiently with one-click duplication Bloggers – Repurpose successful posts with different angles or formats using multiple clones E-commerce – Duplicate product variations and bulk duplicate similar listings across categories Content Marketers – Create A/B testing variations with the multiple clones feature Site Migrations – Bulk duplicate posts when restructuring or migrating content Multilingual Sites – Works seamlessly with WPML and Polylang for multilingual content What Gets Duplicated: Post content and formatting Title and slug (with customizable suffixes or full editing) All custom fields and metadata Categories, tags, and custom taxonomies Featured images (with ability to change or remove) Post format and excerpt Comment and ping status Menu order Post parent (for hierarchical post types) What Doesn’t Get Duplicated: Comments (by design – prevents duplicate comment threads) Post ID and GUID (new unique identifiers assigned) How to Use: Single Duplication: Hover over any post and click “Duplicate [Post Type]” in the row actions, or click the “Duplicate Post” button in the Gutenberg editor Multiple Clones: In the duplication modal, click the copy icon to create multiple copies of a single post (up to 50 clones) Bulk Duplication: Select multiple posts using checkboxes, choose “Duplicate” from the Bulk Actions dropdown, then configure each post individually Customize Settings: Edit title, slug, status, author, date, post type, featured image, and parent for each duplicate Configure Defaults: Go to Settings > Post Duplicator to set default status, author, date, and title/slug suffixes Configure Post Types: Go to Settings > Post Duplicator > Post Types to control which post types can be duplicated and which appear in the “Post Type” dropdown menu Default Settings: The plugin works immediately with sensible defaults: * Duplicated posts are created as Drafts (prevents accidental publishing) * Title suffix: “Copy” * Slug suffix: “copy” * Author: Current User * Date: Current Time All defaults can be customized in Settings > Post Duplicator. Integration: Post Duplicator works seamlessly with: * WPML and Polylang (multilingual support) * WooCommerce (excludes review counts automatically) * ACF (Advanced Custom Fields) – preserves all field data * WP Customer Area (special file duplication support) * All custom post types and taxonomies Security: Users without publish_posts capability cannot publish duplicates (forced to Pending) Non-authors cannot duplicate unpublished posts from other users Granular permission system controls who can duplicate posts All data is sanitized and validated before duplication Developer-Friendly: Includes hooks and filters for easy customization: * mtphr_post_duplicator_created action * mtphr_post_duplicator_meta_{$key}_enabled filter * mtphr_post_duplicator_meta_value filter

Customize your meta data instantly or just eliminate it! WP Author, Date and Meta Remover Pro+ is now available. WP ADMR Pro+ for Intelligent Meta Data Control. WordPress has become the staple for many online business owners creating their online presence. The CMS is so easy and convenient and the themes are becoming more spectacular with every new generation. That is to say, WordPress is just not a blog anymore. Many posts in business are not time sensitive. Rather they contain information that is pertinent for many months or even a novelty that can be relevant for many years such as in evergreen businesses. A time stamp and author information stands out as unnatural and irrelevant is such posts. Now it is as simple as installing a plugin and the author meta data is gone. It’s as easy as that. WP Author, Date and Meta Remover is based on the CSS model for removing author meta data from standard WordPress themes, i.e. 2011-2016. The plugin is simple; it uses a CSS file linked into the header of your pages with very simple code to remove the author meta data. There is no need to write a child theme, the plugin will do the work for you. The plugin is so simple; there is no load on runtime. Please understand that the plugin is based on the standard WordPress themes 2011-2014 CSS code for removing the author meta data. It will remove the meta data for a majority of themes on the market. However, it may not work on themes produced by some theme foundries. If WP Author, Date and Meta Remover do not work with your website theme, consult the theme author for more information on removing the metadata. You’re welcome to send me the information to help build a better plugin. Useful Links: Homepage Training Center Support WP ADMR Pro+ Video Main Fetures: Personalize your post and page meta data on the fly. Or just eliminate it! Use your own phrases and icons for the author, date, category, comments, and tags! Built in tool tips and full training center to get your up and runing fast. Uses any image file formate such as .gif, .jpg, .ico, .png and more. WP ADMR Pro+ makes any square image a meta data icon regardless of size. Create your own custom WP ADMR Pro+ theme to match your blog or business brand… See Customize WP ADMR Pro+ WP ADMR Pro+ is built on a jQuery and Ajax foundation for seamless integration into your WordPress Theme. Works of both free and premium themes. WP ADMR Pro+ overrides premium themes special epanel. Even if it has meta data settings! WP ADMR Pro+ will display meta data information for the author, date, category, comments, and tags even if the theme author did not originally include it! Customize or eliminate meta data with multiple class div tags. We built WP ADMR Pro+ on jQuery & Ajax on purpose. Use dot notation to string classes together. NOTE: All feedback and suggestions are welcome. I am constantly looking for ways to improve and upgrade WP Author, Date and Meta Remover. Please contact me with your ideas for a better plugin.